Why in the name of fuck would you want to hear politicians debate science? Politicians only have two things to debate: how they are going to fuck foreigners, and how they are going to fuck you._________________Your argument is invalid.

Who do you think knows more about science? The guy with the Harvard law degree and a couple years of experience as a social worker, or the guy with the Harvard law degree, Harvard MBA, and about 25 years of actual experience in industry?

Tough call. :_________________Deja Moo: the feeling that you've heard this bull before

Good reasons to hear scientists debate science. I'm still waiting for a reason to hear politicians debate science.

Politicians control a lot of the money used for scientific research._________________At some stage, the Hindus locked on to the nation destroying concepts like ahimsa (non-violence), shanti (peace), satya (truth) — the ‘ass’ syndrome.

You people are too young to remember the real debates that were run by the League of Women Voters, not these travesties that are controlled by the two Parties, via a Congressional Committee._________________Irony is asking government to fix the problems it caused

They do indeed, but they also control a lot of the money used for virtually anything you care to name: it doesn't make them expert--or even intelligible--on any particular subject. Case in point._________________Your argument is invalid.

They do indeed, but they also control a lot of the money used for virtually anything you care to name: it doesn't make them expert--or even intelligible--on any particular subject. Case in point.

What does "expert" or "intelligible" have to do with the question? The fact is that the person elected president will have a large degree of power to influence scientific issues - energy policy (nuclear policy, development of fusion, global warming, electric vehicles), space exploration (manned vs unmanned, solar system exploration versus telescopes), medical science (stem cell research, cloning), etc. Aren't those things that they should be discussing in a public forum?

What does "expert" or "intelligible" have to do with the question? The fact is that the person elected president will have a large degree of power to influence scientific issues - energy policy (nuclear policy, development of fusion, global warming, electric vehicles), space exploration (manned vs unmanned, solar system exploration versus telescopes), medical science (stem cell research, cloning), etc. Aren't those things that they should be discussing in a public forum?

Absolutely not. I can see it now...

Quote:

Anderson Cooper: Mr President, you will be representing the side of manned space exploration. Governor Romney, you will be representing the side of unmanned exploration. Mr President, your opening statement, please.

What does "expert" or "intelligible" have to do with the question? The fact is that the person elected president will have a large degree of power to influence scientific issues - energy policy (nuclear policy, development of fusion, global warming, electric vehicles), space exploration (manned vs unmanned, solar system exploration versus telescopes), medical science (stem cell research, cloning), etc. Aren't those things that they should be discussing in a public forum?

Absolutely not. I can see it now...

Quote:

Anderson Cooper: Mr President, you will be representing the side of manned space exploration. Governor Romney, you will be representing the side of unmanned exploration. Mr President, your opening statement, please.